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In toss juggling
Toss juggling is the form of juggling which is most recognisable as 'juggling'. Toss juggling can be used as: a performing art, a sport, a form of exercise, as meditation, a recreational pursuit or hobby.
In toss juggling, objects — such ...
, a flash is either a form of numbers juggling where each ball in a juggling pattern
A juggling pattern or juggling trick is a specific manipulation of props during the practice of juggling. "Juggling, like music, combines abstract patterns and mind-body coordination in a pleasing way." Descriptions of patterns and tricks have ...
is only thrown and caught once or it is a juggling trick where every prop is simultaneously in the air and both hands are empty.Three ball flash, ''TWJC.co.uk''. The former is considered by some not to be real juggling, however the term is used to distinguish the ''flash'' from the more continuous ''qualify'' or ''qualifying juggle'', wherein every
prop
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must be thrown and caught at least twice. For some tricks the number of throws and catches to complete a juggling cycle for that trick is not simply a multiple of the number of objects being juggled. For example, a three-ball cascade
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, one throw and catch per ball means three throws and three catches. However, for a four-ball Mills Mess, this means six throws & catches, as one round of the pattern requires six throws to complete it.
The second meaning of a 'flash' is a "flashy" move, such as a clap or a pirouette, performed by the juggler during a pattern with time when all props are in the air, such as during the 3 out of 5 juggling pattern,Siddall, Jeremy and Darbyshire, Lydia (1993). ''Juggling'', p.23. Courage. . (siteswap: 55500). A three-ball flash is considered a good preparation for learning the five-ball cascade pattern.
World records are kept for both juggling (qualifying) and flashing (the first definition of the term) for balls and bean bag
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s, clubs
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and sticks, and rings.
See also
*Juggling world records
Juggling world records comprise the best performances in the fields of endurance and numbers juggling.
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References
External links
Rules
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